Becoming a More Effective Writer: Clarity and Organization (June 2013)
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May 30 for this Online Group SeminarBuild the reporting and writing habits you need to organize your information better and write more clearly.
Building Effective News & Information Websites: jQuery & WordPress (July 2013)
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July 1 for this Online Group SeminarThis hands-on, project-based course will help you create interactive, dynamic websites with cutting-edge tools and techniques.
Reporters' Boot Camp 2013: A Poynter Broadcast
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June 24 BroadcastGet expert advice in building sources, generating better story ideas and interviewing to get at the heart of a story.
Poynter Producer Project (Summer 2013)
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July 8 for this Online Group SeminarExpand your expertise as a TV producer with new writing, storytelling, coaching and ethical decision-making skills.
Journalism and Trauma
Self-Directed CourseLearn how to compassionately interview victims and how covering traumatic events affects you.
Tumblr for Journalists: Best Practices and Strategies
WebinarLearn how to use Tumblr to maximize your storytelling, research and social community engagement.
Editors' Boot Camp 2013: A Poynter Broadcast Training Package
Training PackageExpert advice from the three Seminar Snapshots in this package will help you work with writers to generate better story ideas and tell them in ways that resonate with readers.
In a world where speed is of the essence, editors have more work than ever before. Yet the heart of the job stays the same: to help writers discover powerful stories and tell them in ways that will resonate with readers.
Get expert, practical advice from award-winning editors. You'll learn how to work with writers to generate better story ideas and shape those stories.
Help! for Writers
Self-Directed CourseUnlock more than 200 solutions to some of the most common problems writers face in any platform or genre.
Don’t Get Fooled Again: Best Practices for Online Verification
WebinarLearn how to spot online hoaxes and verify content, images and video you find on social networks.
Getting Started With Google Fusion Tables
WebinarLearn how Fusion Tables can help you host, visualize and publish your data as maps, charts and timelines.
Reporting on Sexual Violence
Self-Directed CourseExplore strategies and statistics to help you tell powerful stories with context, accuracy and sensitivity.
Using Analytics to Drive Website Success
WebinarIt's easy to get lost in numbers. Here are some tips to stay focused and effective.
Interactive Storytelling with Zeega: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarLearn to easily tell beautiful immersive stories combining personal content with media curated from across the web.
Religion, Culture and Society: Getting Beyond the Cliches
Self-Directed CourseReligion intersects nearly every story you cover. Learn how to tell those stories with greater context, skill and thoughfulness.
Five Steps to Stronger Data Visualization
WebinarLearn how well-edited data can reveal patterns and connections to a bigger picture.
Preventing Plagiarism and Fabrication in News Publishing
WebinarGet real-world recommendations for preventing and handling issues of plagiarism.
Five Steps to Multimedia Storytelling
Self-Directed CourseDiscover the basic steps necessary to organize a story in a multimedia format.
State of the News Media 2013
WebinarGet the latest on the health of American journalism from the annual report by The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism.
Cleaning Your Copy: Grammar, Style and More
Self-Directed CourseFinding and fixing the most common style, grammar and punctuation errors.
Language Primer: Basics of Grammar, Punctuation and Word Use
Self-Directed CoursePractice the fundamentals of grammar and composition so you can write with greater confidence.
Understanding and Interpreting Polls
Self-Directed CourseFind out why polling works, how to evaluate survey methods and what questions to ask about polls.
Covering Climate Change
Self-Directed CourseLearn the science and policies behind climate change and pick up the reporting and writing skills needed to tell stronger stories about global climate change.
The Art and Science of Editing
WebinarLearn to identify when you need to edit something, when you don’t and how to explain your changes to others.
Clarity is Key: Making Writing Clean and Concise
WebinarLearn to clarify and streamline your writing by using straightforward words and stronger nouns and verbs.